[jaibot]

ok, so my friend is building a new comp. He has a good amount of money, however he is a casual gamer at most, therefore i find it dumb for him to get anything too high end. So far he has ordered 2x2 ocz gig ram, ocz 600w stealth xtreme, and a 9800gt nvidia.
So now basically i need ideas on a mobo and cpu. He will not be doing any massive overclocking (no over volt) and so basically he needs a reliable cpu and mobo that will go well with the already purchased 9800gt.
thanks in advance for your help

 

[linskingdom]

What's the budget? May go for E8500 and evga 750i (if he plans to go SLI, again, too early to get the PSU) or Asus P5Q.

 

[jaibot]

sli is definately a no as he will have a 1440x900 monitor, so the extra money wouldn't be worth it
i was thinking e5200/ p35 or p45 mobo
good idea or no?

 

[linskingdom]

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Originally Posted by jaibot sli is definately a no as he will have a 1440x900 monitor, so the extra money wouldn't be worth it i was thinking e5200/ p35 or p45 mobo good idea or no?

Yes. Either E7200 or E5200 and Gigabyte P45-DS3L or Asus P5Q is a good combo.

 

[jaibot]

ok, sounds good
would it make sense to spend the extra ten dollars and get this or this?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186148
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128359